LOCAL NEWS

School Receive State Report Card

Area superintendents are evaluating results from the new 2024 state report cards.Out of the eight public school districts in Tuscarawas County, Indian Valley scored the highest in the overall rating category by scoring 4.5 out of five stars. Superintendent...

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EPA Comments Following Chemical Leak

The Ohio EPA says its response to numerous reports of dead fish in the Sugar Creek on September 9th was due to a release at Dover Chemical.The EPA says a phenol-based material that spilled on September 6th was managed within the plant’s containment system....

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Saturday Features Miss Clayland Program

The area’s next representative for the Miss Ohio contest is being crowned this weekend. Miss Clayland Director Martha Campbell says their annual competition is happening Saturday at 7pm at Claymont High School with eight young ladies in the...

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TCHD Has COVID Boosters

The Tuscarawas County Health Department is now scheduling for the latest COVID-19 booster.The CDC recommends those 6 months and older get an updated vaccine to prevent severe illness from the virus and new variants.Data, as of September 5th, shows the...

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40-Year-old Sentenced to Prison Time

The former Dover resident who twice in the past year randomly fired a gun from inside a vehicle was sentenced on Thursday to three years in prison followed by two years of probation.Fernando Helena, 40, whose last known address was in Dover, in July...

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4th Annual Tuscarawas United Way Fundraiser

Mary Alice Reporting - Saturday the 14th will be an annual fundraiser that supports the United Way of Tuscarawas County.Brews and Bites will be held at Kent State Tuscarawas, from 3 to 6pm.President Sarah Spies says that all proceeds raised goes back to...

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Farming Accident in Dundee

Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s officials say a 2-year-old boy remained in critical condition Wednesday at Akron Children's Hospital following a farming accident in Dundee the day before.Detective Captain Adam Fisher says the boy was flown to the hospital...

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38-Year-Old Going to Prison

A New Philadelphia woman will serve 10 years to life in prison for rape and gross sexual imposition.38-year-old Jessica Rohr received the punishment earlier Wednesday when she appeared before Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court judge Elizabeth Thomakos.“I...

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More Lifewise Talk at New Phila School Meeting

The effort to create a released-time biblical education program for fourth graders at New Philadelphia’s west elementary is on hold.Brian Proctor is heading up the committee partnering with Lifewise to offer voluntary, off-site religious classes during...

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Local Teen Featured in NYC Awareness

A local family spent last weekend in New York City raising awareness about Down Syndrome.15-year-old Lylli Bryant, of Dover, was one of 500 people with the condition featured whose photos flashed across the marquee in Times Square Saturday morning.Her...

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